The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
Annual Exhibit OF the DeSoto
County, Miss, Association.
A Large Attendance and Much Fine
stOok-List OF Premiums
AWarded-Next Year.

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HRRsASDo, Miss, September 2l.-
The second annual stock fair OF Desc.
to county, which closed here yestsr.
day, after five days meeting, was q
grand success in every feature. The
exhibits showed that DeSoto Is second
to no county In the State in point Of
thoroughbred stock raising, and that
interest in that line Is enthusiastic and
increasing. The attendance each day
was large, and included the best peo-
pie in the county. Mr.. W. A. eros.
set, the popular county treasurer, lie
the secretary Of the association, and
to his tireless energy is due much OF
the success Of the mt citing.
The feature Of the fret day was the
trotting races. The entries were R. R.
B. Eason's sorrel mare Mol!ie, and
Connie W., a bay mare belonging to
Capt. Coffey Robertson. Both are
beautiful animals and showed they
wers ,xcellently trained. Mollie was
the favorite In advance OF the race,
and sold at heavy odds, as the i'm.
preston was that she could easily dis
lance her competitor In the mile heat,
but Connie W. showed abe was made
OF better stuff, and moving evenly
alopgsi ie Of the favorite FOR half the
distance che strided past her and came
under the string four lengths ahead
The excitement was intense during
the race, and the hackers OF the trim
and shspely Mollie were completely
crestfallen when they saw her 90 badly
beaten by an unknown.
The exhibits for Monday were
thoroughbred stations. There were
nine entries Of as fine specimens o.
horse flesh ne were ever seen In tn,
Sac. X. M. Bsnkss Msrcellus, {
bay fifteen year old, took the frs
prize, aud Dockery 4 Sons Ingomar
q black three year old, the second.
For brood mares there were fitteel
entries, all OF which were hne speci
mems and showed that they were wei
kept. The first cash prise was awarded
Don Nj. Dockery for his seven yea
old eorrel, and the second premium
went to r. NJ. Banks for his six yea
old eerrel.
There were thirteen entries Of hors
colts between two and three year
old. ]. O. White, Of Eadora, Tor
beautiful colt twenty.eisht month
old, took the first money, and q sorr
Of the same age, belonging to X. J
, Banks, the second prlz,.
For colts between one and two yea
old, there were seven entries, and
NJ. Dockery's sorel FLY, sixte.
? months old, won first money, while
|. NJ. Bsnks's bay flly, Of the same az
? took second.
For colts under one year, the
we're twenty entries, the first nom
/ going 20 w. p. mcGraw, oil Ia
0 county, for q Eve months roam, q
second to ID. M. Dickery for a 10
months bay.
10 The cattle entries were Of the q q
b and greatly admired. For blood
"a bulls, there were three entities, a
- the FIRST premium went TO i. q.
J. L. HOLLOWAY, Of Lake Cormors
h for Eve year old Ho stein, and j.
A Odom took the second money on
e two and q bali year old Devonshire,
ia There were seven entries oil blooc
n. milch COVE. I. w. White, IT,, '
le awarded the first money on his me
OF beauty, Burleeque. She is
n years old, and Is regarded as the ia
x COW In the State. JOS Goodman,
- q three. iourths Jersey, six years
took second money.